QRD – What’s the most important part of your rig - guitar, amplifier,
or effects?

Pete – My fingers.... Without them.... Nothing!!

QRD – What’s your main amplifier & why?

Pete – Currently using two main amps.... Epiphone So Cal 50 which I
like as it has a good high volume clean headroom.... & a
Marshall JCM 900, although it is very hard to get a “clean” sound with
this amp, it does have this amazing heavy sweet spot where solos just
sing....

QRD – What’s your main guitar & what are the features that make
it such?

Pete – Gibson Les Paul 25th Anniversary.... Amazing sustain
& has coil taps.... Very versatile guitar.
Live I also use a custom Adam Black & a 1980s Japanese Tokai
Strat....

QRD – If you had a signature guitar, what would it look like &
what would some of its features be?

QRD – If you had a signature pedal, what would it be & what
would some of its features be?

Pete – Something that makes me sound like Dave Gilmore in 1971.

QRD – How many guitars do you own?

Pete – Five.

QRD – How & where do you store your guitars?

Pete – Racks & cases in a secure environment.

QRD – What do you wish guitar cases had that they usually don’t?

Pete – Built in amplifies like the 60s budget guitars had.

QRD – Do you change your rig around often?

Pete – In the studio I chop & change a bit, but live I
basically use a similar rig.

QRD – Are you after one particular guitar tone & locking into
it, or do you like to change your tone around a lot?

Pete – Again in the studio I do tend to experiment a lot with sounds,
but live I stick to a few pedals & one or two guitars.

QRD – What are some effect, amp, & guitar brands you
particularly like or dis-like & why?

Pete – I love Gibsons & Tokais, my favourite delay is Space
Echo.... Love Gibson & Epiphone valve amps, but occasionally
like to delve into Fender amps for something a little different tonal
wise.... Different sounds make you play differently....

QRD – What’s the first thing you play when you pick up a guitar?

Pete – “Spaceman Bubblegum” or “Standing on the Edge.”

QRD – How old were you when you started playing guitar?

Pete – Thirteen

QRD – At what age do you think you leveled up to your best guitar
playing?

Pete – Always improving

QRD – Do you see your guitar as your ally or adversary in making music?

Pete – It’s a love/hate kind of thing.

QRD – Do you think people anthropomorphizing their guitars is natural
or silly (e.g. naming their guitar)?